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Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience
AIM: The aim of this retrospective analysis was to identify the variously related complications and to study preventive and therapeutic measures for these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 72 catheters were inserted in 69 patients (mean follow-up of 1140 days) from December 2002 to Ma...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6322184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30686884 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_212_17 |
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author | Redkar, Rajeev Bangar, Anant Krishnan, Janani Raj, Vinod Swathi, C. Joshi, Shirin |
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description | AIM: The aim of this retrospective analysis was to identify the variously related complications and to study preventive and therapeutic measures for these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 72 catheters were inserted in 69 patients (mean follow-up of 1140 days) from December 2002 to May 2017. Sixty-four children were diagnosed to have hematological malignancies, and five children had solid tumors. The youngest child was 2 months of age, and the oldest was 15 years, 5 months. Records were analyzed retrospectively for the age, indication, route of insertion, and postoperative complications. A protocol-based insertion and postinsertion handling by trained nursing staff/doctors were instituted, including a periodic training program for those concerned. RESULTS: Chemoport-related complications were infection in 3 (4.16%), necessitating port removal in one patient. The rest were managed by antibiotic-lock therapy. The other problems were catheter tip occlusion in 1 (1.38%) and extravasation in two patients (2.77%) leading to a sterile collection around the port chamber. An unsightly scar in 4 (5.55%) and granuloma formation at scar site in 1 (1.38%) patient were noted. CONCLUSION: Totally implantable chemoports are preferred in children with solid and hematological malignancies because of decreased pain, the rate of infection, and ability to maintain patency for the long term. Despite significant advantages over other types of central venous access, chemoports have their own complications. It was also noted that the rate of complications could be minimized by periodic training of all the personnel concerned and following protocol-based handling of ports. |
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spelling | pubmed-63221842019-01-25 Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience Redkar, Rajeev Bangar, Anant Krishnan, Janani Raj, Vinod Swathi, C. Joshi, Shirin J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg Original Article AIM: The aim of this retrospective analysis was to identify the variously related complications and to study preventive and therapeutic measures for these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 72 catheters were inserted in 69 patients (mean follow-up of 1140 days) from December 2002 to May 2017. Sixty-four children were diagnosed to have hematological malignancies, and five children had solid tumors. The youngest child was 2 months of age, and the oldest was 15 years, 5 months. Records were analyzed retrospectively for the age, indication, route of insertion, and postoperative complications. A protocol-based insertion and postinsertion handling by trained nursing staff/doctors were instituted, including a periodic training program for those concerned. RESULTS: Chemoport-related complications were infection in 3 (4.16%), necessitating port removal in one patient. The rest were managed by antibiotic-lock therapy. The other problems were catheter tip occlusion in 1 (1.38%) and extravasation in two patients (2.77%) leading to a sterile collection around the port chamber. An unsightly scar in 4 (5.55%) and granuloma formation at scar site in 1 (1.38%) patient were noted. CONCLUSION: Totally implantable chemoports are preferred in children with solid and hematological malignancies because of decreased pain, the rate of infection, and ability to maintain patency for the long term. Despite significant advantages over other types of central venous access, chemoports have their own complications. It was also noted that the rate of complications could be minimized by periodic training of all the personnel concerned and following protocol-based handling of ports. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6322184/ /pubmed/30686884 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_212_17 Text en Copyright: © 2018 Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Redkar, Rajeev Bangar, Anant Krishnan, Janani Raj, Vinod Swathi, C. Joshi, Shirin Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience |
title | Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience |
title_full | Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience |
title_fullStr | Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience |
title_full_unstemmed | Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience |
title_short | Role of Chemoports in Children with Hematological/Solid Tumor Malignancies - Technical Implications and Complications: An Institutional Experience |
title_sort | role of chemoports in children with hematological/solid tumor malignancies - technical implications and complications: an institutional experience |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6322184/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30686884 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_212_17 |
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